Weather on May 12 at Kings Canyon

Kings Canyon National Park

CAPacific West4,600 ft elevation
Avg High85°F
Avg Low55°F
Warmest201386°F
Coldest199851°F

Based on 55 years of data from Fresno, CA

Elevation Note: Kings Canyon sits at 4,600 ft. Expect temperatures 16°F cooler than the data shown below, which comes from Fresno, CA at a lower elevation.

Planning Your Visit

May 12th in Kings Canyon National Park (via Fresno, CA) typically brings warm spring weather, with average highs around 85°F and lows near 55°F. Over 55 years of records, the warmest May 12th was in 2013 (86°F average), while the coldest was 1998 (51°F). Rain or other precipitation has occurred on about 5% of May 12th dates historically.

The last decade has been 2.4°F warmer on this date compared to 20-30 years ago.

Planning for May 12th in Kings Canyon? Stay hydrated and seek shade during peak afternoon hours.

Year by Year History

YearHighLowPrecipSnow
202575°F53°F0"0"
202494°F64°F0"0"
202386°F57°F0"0"
202277°F48°F0"0"
202198°F63°F0"0"
202079°F58°F0"0"
201990°F62°F0"0"
201883°F57°F0"0"
201772°F55°F0"0"
201697°F63°F0"0"
201576°F51°F0"0"
201489°F56°F0"0"
2013102°F70°F0"0"
201295°F62°F0"0"
201186°F53°F0"0"
201077°F48°F0"0"
200983°F54°F0"0"
200879°F55°F0"0"
200782°F52°F0"0"
200694°F62°F0"0"
200582°F52°F0"0"
200480°F52°F0"0"
200387°F51°F0"0"
200290°F55°F0"0"
200184°F63°F0"0"
200077°F45°F0"0"
199988°F59°F0"0"
199854°F48°F0.71"0"
199797°F64°F0"0"
199698°F60°F0"0"
199570°F45°F0.13"0"
199484°F56°F0"0"
199372°F50°F0"0"
199288°F61°F0"0"
199179°F49°F0"0"
199083°F52°F0"0"
198977°F55°F0"0"
198890°F60°F0"0"
1987100°F68°F0"0"
198685°F50°F0"0"
198580°F49°F0"0"
198492°F63°F0"0"
198377°F48°F0"0"
198280°F48°F0"0"
198192°F57°F0"0"
198073°F47°F0"0"
197995°F54°F0"0"
197888°F50°F0"0"
197765°F50°F0.3"0"
197698°F59°F0"0"
197588°F50°F0"0"
197486°F55°F0"0"
197396°F58°F0"0"
197297°F55°F0"0"
197185°F57°F0"0"

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